Career Life Connections 12: Post-Secondary Plan

Essential Question:
· How can I become more informed and knowledgeable about my options for my life after high school?

Curricular Competencies:
· Analyze internal and external factors to inform personal career-life choices
for post-graduation planning
· Explore possibilities for preferred personal and education/employment futures, using creative and innovative
thinking
· Know about diverse post-graduation possibilities, including personal, educational, and work options
· Practice post-graduation budget planning

Graduating students usually have a variety of options to contemplate. To help you with this process, you will
need to complete each of following sections of the Transition Plan, which will hopefully allow you to better
understand the path that most interests you to follow after graduation.

Follow these steps:

1) Complete Your Career Plans (You will need a Plan A & B)

2) Next, complete: Post-secondary education or training (You’ve already completed most of this research with
your PSI Research Assignment)

3) Finally, complete the section called:

 Working full-time and living on your own.

 Travel / Gap year

4) Submit your Transition Plan online through Teams before the deadline (December 18th) and post your
completed Transition Plan to your CLC Portfolio Page on your website.

Career Choice A: Psychologist
Me and my choices:
Consider:
❏ What do you enjoy about this
career choice?
❏ What sort of lifestyle can this
choice create for you?
❏ Why is this the best choice for
you?
Career Info that I have discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of this
employment choice
❏ Job duties/ responsibilities
❏ Salary range
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement opportunities
Three employability skills I possess
that will support my plan:
Consider:
❏ Skills required for position
❏ Personal attributes
Education needed to pursue my
plan:
Consider:
❏ Courses/training/ certificates
needed
❏ Post-secondary requirements
CAREER: PLAN A
What I enjoy about this career choice is that I can help people as it is
something I like to do.
A lifestyle this choice can create for me is its flexibility therefore it can give
me freedom in my life, where I can balance work and my own life at the
same time.
I feel this is the best choice for me because I like to help others and this job
offers that option.
Pros: High demand, Job stability, Credibility, Respect, Global opportunities.
Cons: Ethical Challenges and Legal Liability, Income variances, Initial
Struggle, Burnouts.
Responsibilities: Be able to observe, interview, and survey individuals. Be
able to Identify psychological, emotional, behavioral, or organizational
issues and diagnose disorders.
Salary range: $21.00/hr - $56.58/hr.
Outlook: expected to grow by 1.2% in 2022 – 2027.
Lifestyle: Conduct research, meet with patients, develop treatment plans,
and document the patients’ progress.
Advancement Opportunities: get a master’s degree, earn a doctorate, get an
internship, become licensed professional, become a board certified
specialist.
1. Active listening is a skill that I possess that will support my plan because
I am able to give my full attention to what other people are saying, taking
time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate,
and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2. Reading comprehension is a second skill that I possess that will support
me for this position as I am able to effectively read a document related to
work.
3. Critical thinking is a skill I possess as I can use logic and reasoning to
identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions
or approaches to problems.
- Complete a doctoral degree in psychology
- Gain supervised practical experience
- Register with the College of Psychologists of British Columbia
(CPBC), by completing a 12-month internship and passing written
and oral exams
- Education programs related to this program is Psychology in arts
and/or sciences.

Me and my choices:
Consider:
❏ What do you enjoy about this
career choice?
❏ What sort of lifestyle can this
choice create for you?
❏ Why is this the best choice for
you?
Career Info that I have discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of this
employment choice
❏ Job duties/ responsibilities
❏ Salary range
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement opportunities
Three employability skills I possess
that will support my plan:
Consider:
❏ Skills required for position
❏ Personal attributes
CAREER: PLAN B
Career Choice B: Lawyer
What I enjoy about this career choice is the fact it helps provide people get a
second chance at something, get something properly, or get what is
deserved. The lifestyle this choice of could create a stressful one if working
in a firm due to its long hours. I feel this is a good choice as it is something
that I would feel will bring an interesting life instead of a typical 9 – 5 job.
Pros: High potential earnings, opportunity to make a difference, job
stability, intellectual challenge.
Cons: Stressful and demanding, long working hours, intense competition.
Duties: Offer legal advice to clients, Research legal precedents and gather
evidence, Argue clients' cases, Negotiate business transactions and civil
dispute settlements, Draft legal documents such as wills, contracts, real
estate and divorce papers, Prepare statements of legal opinions, Do
managerial tasks.
Salary: $115,621/yr
Future outlook: expected to grow by 1.7% from 2022 – 2027.
Lifestyle: Lawyers will need to manage their personal and professional life.
Interactions with clients are closely watched, so it is important to keep a
balance. Must be available to help clients solve their problems and build
strong client relationships. They will also need to be available to handle the
many tasks required to keep practice running smoothly.
Advancement Opportunities: most commonly, they will be hired by a firm,
typically be working as an associate working with other experienced
lawyers, and then after some years they may be asked to become partner for
the firm.
1. Active listening is a skill that I possess that will support my plan because
I am able to give my full attention to what other people are saying, taking
time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate,
and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2. Speaking skills is also a position that I possess as I will be able to talk to
others effectively to share information.
3.I am able to negotiate with others to help bring others together and
reconcile my differences.
Education needed to pursue my
plan:
Consider:
❏ Courses/training/ certificates
needed
❏ Post-secondary requirements
Lawyers in B.C. must have three to four years of undergraduate studies and
a Juris Doctor or bachelor’s degree from a recognized law school. They
must also complete the bar courses, provincial law society exams, and carry
out a period of articling.
 POST-SECONDARY OPTION:
Name of First Choice: Second Choice:
University, College University of British Columbia Simon Fraser University
or Institution

Name of Degree or Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts and Social Science

type of training you
will receive
Example:
Bachelor of Science

Length of the 4 years 4 years

program
Example: 4 years

Price of Tuition for $5,960.10 $7,202

the first year

Approx. Cost of $800 $1,920

books/supplies for
the first year

Cost to live in $12,000 - $14,500 $14,180

Residence

Application Fee to $75.50 $90

apply to program

Application January 15, 2024 January 31, 2024

deadline
Example: January
9, 2023

Academic Grade 12 requirements

Requirements for Grade 12 requirements - English Studies 12 or English First
program (pre- - English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12
requisites) Peoples 12 One of
Grade 11 requirements - Anatomy & Physiology 12 (Biology
- A language 11 or waiver (includes all 12)
second language courses, including - Calculus 12
all Indigenous languages of Canada, - Chemistry 12
but excludes introductory Grade 11 - Computer Science 12
language courses) - Environmental Science 12 (Sustainable
- Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations of Resources 12)
Mathematics 12 - Foundations of Mathematics 12
- A Science 11 (Physics 11, Life - Geology 12
Sciences 11 (Biology 11), Chemistry - Geometry 12
11, Earth Sciences 11, or - Physical Geography 12 (Geography
Environmental Sciences 11), or any 12)
Science 12 course. - Physics 12
Related courses - Pre-Calculus 12
- Language Arts - Statistics 12
- Mathematics and Computation One of Social studies 12
- Second Languages
- Social Studies
- Visual and Performing Arts
One additional course from list B
- 20th Century World History 12
(History 12)
- Asian Studies 12
- BC First Peoples 12
- Comparative World Religions 12
- Comparative Cultures 12
(Comparative Civilizations 12)
- Composition 12
- Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12
- Creative Writing 12
- Economic Theory 12
- Economics 12
- Genocide Studies 12
- Human Geography 12
- Law Studies 12 (Law 12)
- Literary Studies 12 (English Literature
12)
- New Media 12
- Philosophy 12
- Political Studies 12
- Social Justice 12
- Spoken Language 12
- Urban Studies 12
- Accounting 12
- Arabic 12
- Art Studio 12
- Choral Music 12 (includes Chamber
12, Concert Choir 12, Vocal Jazz 12)
- Composition & Production 12
- Contemporary Music 12
- Dance Choreography 12
- Dance Company 12
- Dance Conditioning 12
- Dance Foundations 12
- Dance Technique & Performance 12
- Directing & Scriptwriting 12
- Drama 12
- Engineering 12
- Entrepreneurship 12
- Film & Television 12
- Financial Accounting 12
- Graphic Arts 12
- Instrumental Music 12 (includes
Concert Band 12, Guitar 12, Jazz Band
12, and Orchestra 12)
- Mechatronics 12
- Media Arts 12
- Musical Theatre 12
- Photography 12
- Studio Arts 2D 12
- Studio Arts 3D 12
- Theatre Company 12
 - Theatre Production 12
Grade 11 requirements
One of English 11
- EFP: Literary Studies + New Media 11
- EFP: Literary Studies + Spoken
Language 11
- EFP: Literary Studies + Writing 11
- Composition 11
- Creative Writing 11
- English First Peoples 11
- Literary Studies 11
- New Media 11
- Spoken Language 11
One of language 11
- Any approved language 11 course
One of math 11
- Foundations of math 11
- Pre-calculus 11
One of science 11
- Chemistry 11
- Earth Science 11
- Environmental Science 11
- Life Sciences 11 (Biology 11)
- Physics 11
- Science for Citizens 11
- Specialized Science 12
One of social studies 11
- Explorations in Social Studies 11
- Francophone History 11
- Any approved Social Studies 12

Other possible
occupations related - Graphic designer - Journalist
to this type of - Art teacher - Social media specialist
degree - Communications manager - Advertising manager
- Social worker - Marketing specialist
 TRAVEL / GAP YEAR OPTION
Itinerary and Budget

Using Power Point or another visual medium, create a travel plan and be sure you have included ALL of the
following information for your travel itinerary.

Where?
● List where you plan to travel (be specific and list exactly which countries and cities)

When?
● What time of year/season
● For how long (in each location)

How?
● Modes of transportation (research the cost and scheduling options)

Accommodations
● List where you will be staying for each location and how many nights. Include a link
● Indicate the cost per night

Budgeting Costs
● Anticipated food costs
● Travel visas
● Travel vaccinations
● Costs for activities, sightseeing, entertainment, etc.
● Phone plan (extra charges?)
● Travel insurance
● What will you need to buy before you go?
● What will you buy while you are travelling?
 WORKING FULL-TIME & LIVING ON YOUR OWN

Projected employment: ______________________________ Employer: _________________________________

Income Monthly: Annually:

A) Hourly Wage/salary

B) Income Tax *Use an income tax calculator

to estimate your provincial & federal taxes.*

Subtract Income Tax from Income (A – B = )

Net Income:

Expenses:

Rent
List the details of your rental accommodations:
 Location:
 Bedrooms:
 Bathrooms:
 Square footage
 Parking:
 Monthly rent:

Utilities
 Electricity
 Water
 Cable / Internet

Food/Grocery

Car Insurance

Fuel

Car Repairs

Compass Card (Transit)

Cell Phone

Clothing

Entertainment

Personal items

Recreation / Sports / Gym membership

Other
 gifts
 house supplies
 specialist fees
 eye care/prescriptions
  hair cuts
 moving costs (furniture, truck rental)

Savings / Investments
Try for a minimum of 10%

Total Expenses

Total Net Income MINUS Total Expenses

Write a one page reflection on whether your job will support your lifestyle.

● What sacrifices will you have to make?

● How will your priorities change?
● How much money do you plan to save per year? What will you use your savings for in five years? Ten
years? What are your savings goals?